Where does “សិប្បករ” come from?

សិប្បករ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ករ, from Sanskrit कार, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

សិប្បករ (Khmer): artisan, craftsman

Definitions

  1. artisan, craftsman

Ancestry of “សិប្បករ”, step by step

សិប្បករ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Khmer ករ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerករindicates the agent or doer of an action
2Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Khmer សិប្ប

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Khmerសិប្បart; craft
2Palisippaart, branch of knowledge, craft
3Sanskritशिल्पart; art; crafts; etc; craft, artifact
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit कार →